Picaxe OWI 535 Robot Arm

This is the Picaxe OWI 535 Robot Arm web site that is intended to provide information to understand how to build your own CNC controlled OWI 535 Robot Arm.

The project is now complete. The project replaces the USB Kit with a superb solution. The modifications are as follows:

• Computer control of the Robot Arm in 3 dimensions to 1mm.
• Axis and Gripper control can be independent or any combination of axis(s) and the Gripper.
• Computer control of the Robot Arm using the GCode language.
• Manual control of the Robot Arm using the adapted controller.
• Gearbox mods that include a positional sensor and a opto movement counter.
• The mods use the standard motors and components.
• Integration of the solution to Psuedo CNC controller via comms port.
• Direct access to any axis via comms port.

An additional benefit is that this approach can be adapted to support any single DC motor or mutliple DC motor robot!

See here for a host of videos I have posted over the last few months. I have a few more to add but this will enable everyone to see the solution in action.

See here for a number of the photos of the build process. Some of the key photos of the build process are:

• A view of mounted positional sensor
• A view of the gearbox
• The modified gearbox casing
• Completed gearbox
• Testing the gearbox
• Completed gearbox

See here for the first release of G-Codes 1.00.pdf

See here for the assembly and instruction manual.  This manual includes the parts numbers for replacement items, see the last page of the document.

See here for the high level architectural documentation for the modified robot. The document examines the function of each component of the solution. 

Please let me know if the documentation is useful, send me an email, click here to send a message.

In August I will post the low level documentation.